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Glad people are enjoying the puzzle! Being new to this forum, I'm really curious: Where does "off the couch" come from?
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I think it dates back to this post from one of Al Sisti's puzzles, Left Right Right Left??:adamsimonlevine wrote: โMon Jul 13, 2020 10:22 pm Glad people are enjoying the puzzle! Being new to this forum, I'm really curious: Where does "off the couch" come from?
Quote #11 Post by Abide ยป Mon May 25, 2020 3:29 pm
I'm off the couch! (MMM version of "on shore")
There were other mentions in those comments. If I'm wrong, someone will correct me.
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It evolved here and is akin to being "lost at sea"/"still on the boat" (still working the puzzle) and "ashore"/"on the beach" (solved the meta) in the WSJCC forums.adamsimonlevine wrote: โMon Jul 13, 2020 10:22 pm Glad people are enjoying the puzzle! Being new to this forum, I'm really curious: Where does "off the couch" come from?
'tis... A lovely day for a Guinness!
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The dude Abides.
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PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
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I'm still firmly a couch potato. Nothing is jumping out at me, absolutely nothing. Ah well. Looking forward to nudgeday Wednesday.
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Off the couch! I had step one pretty quickly, but needed a while (and my wife's eyes on the puzzle) for step two to kick in
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I just discovered this puzzle thanks to tonight's Zoom gathering. I have an answer but don't know where or how to submit it.
Jay
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Just PM the author. He will respond.Bird Lives wrote: โTue Jul 14, 2020 11:08 pm I just discovered this puzzle thanks to tonight's Zoom gathering. I have an answer but don't know where or how to submit it.
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Hey, did you see Pete Muller quoted you in his writeup for July's MMMM?Bird Lives wrote: โTue Jul 14, 2020 11:08 pm I just discovered this puzzle thanks to tonight's Zoom gathering. I have an answer but don't know where or how to submit it.
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Yes, I saw that. I often strike out on the MMMM since I haven't listened to much rock/pop in a long long time. But this one was in my wheelhouse.Al Sisti wrote: โTue Jul 14, 2020 11:22 pmHey, did you see Pete Muller quoted you in his writeup for July's MMMM?Bird Lives wrote: โTue Jul 14, 2020 11:08 pm I just discovered this puzzle thanks to tonight's Zoom gathering. I have an answer but don't know where or how to submit it.
Jay
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Lots of correct answers rolling in, which is exciting to see! (I think some people have managed to backsolve it without actually figuring out the intended mechanism, but so it goes.)
Here's your nudge, written in Rot13. The three hints go from easier to harder.
1. Gur svir gurzr ragevrf nyy ersre gb n pregnva frevrf bs hasbeghangr riragf, juvpu fubhyq or snzvyvne gb znal crbcyr sebz yvgrengher, zbivrf, be n pregnva naahny npgvivgl.
2. Gnxr gur gvgyr frevbhfyl: Vg'f abg whfg hasbeghangr riragf, ohg n FREVRF bs hasbeghangr riragf.
3. Vgrzf va n frevrf unir ahzoref nffbpvngrq gb gurz. Fb qb fbzr fdhnerf va pebffjbeqf.
Here's your nudge, written in Rot13. The three hints go from easier to harder.
1. Gur svir gurzr ragevrf nyy ersre gb n pregnva frevrf bs hasbeghangr riragf, juvpu fubhyq or snzvyvne gb znal crbcyr sebz yvgrengher, zbivrf, be n pregnva naahny npgvivgl.
2. Gnxr gur gvgyr frevbhfyl: Vg'f abg whfg hasbeghangr riragf, ohg n FREVRF bs hasbeghangr riragf.
3. Vgrzf va n frevrf unir ahzoref nffbpvngrq gb gurz. Fb qb fbzr fdhnerf va pebffjbeqf.
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Thanks to a hint from another Muggle I am off the couch. Thanks!
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I am off the couch having managed to guess the answer from step 1. I tried lots of mechanisms to back solve step 2, but needed a little nudge. I should have seen step 2--very SHENKian.
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This forum is getting even nerdier. Ciphers?adamsimonlevine wrote: โWed Jul 15, 2020 7:46 am Here's your nudge, written in Rot13. The three hints go from easier to harder.
1. Gur svir gurzr ragevrf nyy ersre gb n pregnva frevrf bs hasbeghangr riragf, juvpu fubhyq or snzvyvne gb znal crbcyr sebz yvgrengher, zbivrf, be n pregnva naahny npgvivgl.
2. Gnxr gur gvgyr frevbhfyl: Vg'f abg whfg hasbeghangr riragf, ohg n FREVRF bs hasbeghangr riragf.
3. Vgrzf va n frevrf unir ahzoref nffbpvngrq gb gurz. Fb qb fbzr fdhnerf va pebffjbeqf.
Not that thereโs anything wrong with that.
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I made up a cipher (well, it went beyond that, with lots of word symbols and symbols for verb tenses and sound combinations) when I was in 7th grade. I have a collection of journals written in that code from 7th grade to grad school, and I still use the code for Christmas lists and other secret things. Thankfully, when I die, I'm sure nobody will be interested in cracking it to read my deepest secretsSusieG wrote: โWed Jul 15, 2020 1:19 pmThis forum is getting even nerdier. Ciphers?adamsimonlevine wrote: โWed Jul 15, 2020 7:46 am Here's your nudge, written in Rot13. The three hints go from easier to harder.
1. Gur svir gurzr ragevrf nyy ersre gb n pregnva frevrf bs hasbeghangr riragf, juvpu fubhyq or snzvyvne gb znal crbcyr sebz yvgrengher, zbivrf, be n pregnva naahny npgvivgl.
2. Gnxr gur gvgyr frevbhfyl: Vg'f abg whfg hasbeghangr riragf, ohg n FREVRF bs hasbeghangr riragf.
3. Vgrzf va n frevrf unir ahzoref nffbpvngrq gb gurz. Fb qb fbzr fdhnerf va pebffjbeqf.
Not that thereโs anything wrong with that.
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Since 7th grade? That's commitment. I'm impressed!FrankieHeck wrote: โWed Jul 15, 2020 1:26 pm I made up a cipher (well, it went beyond that, with lots of word symbols and symbols for verb tenses and sound combinations) when I was in 7th grade. I have a collection of journals written in that code from 7th grade to grad school, and I still use the code for Christmas lists and other secret things. Thankfully, when I die, I'm sure nobody will be interested in cracking it to read my deepest secrets
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SusieG wrote: โWed Jul 15, 2020 1:50 pmSince 7th grade? That's commitment. I'm impressed!FrankieHeck wrote: โWed Jul 15, 2020 1:26 pm I made up a cipher (well, it went beyond that, with lots of word symbols and symbols for verb tenses and sound combinations) when I was in 7th grade. I have a collection of journals written in that code from 7th grade to grad school, and I still use the code for Christmas lists and other secret things. Thankfully, when I die, I'm sure nobody will be interested in cracking it to read my deepest secrets
Well I stopped writing in the journals back in the 90s. I recently read the ones from my teen years. My gosh, I was a whiny, miserable, moody, wretched, self-centered person I was! Not a fun read.
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I guess itโs a good thing no one else can read it! Wish I could say the same for some of mine.FrankieHeck wrote: โWed Jul 15, 2020 1:56 pm
Well I stopped writing in the journals back in the 90s. I recently read the ones from my teen years. My gosh, I was a whiny, miserable, moody, wretched, self-centered person I was! Not a fun read.
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That was fun! Thanks, Adam! And thanks Brian for the suggestion to do a non-WSJ meta, my first!
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There's a podcast where adults, before a live and usually lively audience, read aloud the journals they wrote as teenagers. It's called "Mortified."FrankieHeck wrote: โWed Jul 15, 2020 1:26 pm
I made up a cipher (well, it went beyond that, with lots of word symbols and symbols for verb tenses and sound combinations) when I was in 7th grade. I have a collection of journals written in that code from 7th grade to grad school, and I still use the code for Christmas lists and other secret things. Thankfully, when I die, I'm sure nobody will be interested in cracking it to read my deepest secrets
https://getmortified.com/podcast/
Jay